A Study in Crimson

Description

There is a particular shop in Svartrau that people like to gossip about – it’s said to be full of weird baubles and peculiar items. I decided to see it for myself – if only to satiate my own curiosity. Little did I know that it would make me a part of a long and bloody investigation…

Objectives

Objective	Text
Help Vicho with his investigation	Vicho told me that his friends were brutally murdered – and asked me to help him find out why this crime was committed.
Visit Vicho’s Emporium	While in Svartrau, I should visit Vicho’s shop. Who knows, maybe I’ll find something helpful inside.
Find Vicho	I found the shop – now to find its owner.
Find the shop’s owner	I found the shop – now to find its owner.
Find the source of the noise	I’ve heard something while looking around the shop. Better check what made that noise.
Return to Vicho when ready	Vicho asked me for help, but for now I told him it was not a good time. He’ll be waiting in his shop in case I change my mind.
Return to Vicho after sunset	Vicho asked me for help, but as a vrakhir he can’t do much during the day. He’ll be waiting in his shop for my return after sunset.
Follow Vicho across the rooftops	Vicho and I have to travel to the house of the murdered couple. The vrakhir decided that it’ll be quickest – and safest – to go across the rooftops.
Enter the jeweller’s house	We need to find out what really happened to Eli and Devora – to do so, we must investigate the murder scene.
Search the jeweller’s house for clues	While investigating the murder scene, I could spare some time and look for additional clues to better understand the situation.
Find out how Devora died	The jeweller’s wife, Devora, was also killed – I must find out what happened.
Find out how Eli died	Eli the jeweller was murdered and now it’s up to me to find out what happened.
Find out what Eli’s key opens	I found a small key on Eli’s body. But what does it open?
Share your findings with Vicho	Investigating a murder scene was not a pleasant experience… but at least now I can tell Vicho about my findings.
Follow Vicho	With the guards gone, it’s better if we disappear from the streets.
Talk to Vicho	Time to talk to Vicho – and decide the next step in our investigation.
Follow Vicho to the doctor’s house	Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah’s deaths? Only one way to find out.
Talk to Vicho	Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah’s deaths? Only one way to find out.
Approach Doctor Simeon’s house	Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.
Check the front door of the house	Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah’s deaths? Only one way to find out.
Investigate the doctor’s shed using Focus Mode	Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.
See if the key opens the door	We found a key in the doctor’s shed. Maybe it opens the front door to his house?
Search for clues using Focus Mode	Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.
Show the property deed to Vicho	Looks like the doctor bought a property recently – a warehouse. Maybe Vicho knows more about this place?
Talk to Vicho when you’re ready to leave	We know our next stop – the mysterious warehouse the doctor bought recently. I should tell Vicho when I’m ready to go there.
Find Doctor Simeon	We didn’t meet the doctor at his house, but perhaps we’ll have better luck in the warehouse he bought recently.
Follow Vicho to the warehouse	The warehouse was close to the doctor’s house – we decided to go there on foot.
Find another way into the warehouse	Doctor Simeon’s warehouse might offer some clues to what really happened.
Defeat Doctor Simeon	We came too late – as it turns out, Doctor Simeon changed himself into a monster. Only thing to do is put him out of his misery.
Resume investigation	Vicho told me that his friends were brutally murdered – and asked me to help him find out why this crime was committed. I should return to him when ready.
Confront Vicho	So Vicho is the murderer after all… I need to go to his shop and talk to him.

Outcomes

Outcome	Text
1	Vicho and I were able to find out who the murderer was – it turned out that his friend, Doctor Simeon, experimented with vrakhiri teeth and turned himself into a murohn. Unfortunately, we had to kill him.
2	When Vicho revealed to me that he might have been the murderer, I decided to stop helping him.
3	In the end, I was never able to follow up on this since there were more pressing matters at hand.
4	However, later on I discovered that it was in fact Vicho who murdered all those innocent people after all - but pushed it deep down his memory, not wanting to face the truth. After I confronted him, he agreed to keep on living. And I agreed to provide him with human blood so he would not lose control again.
5	However, later on I discovered that it was in fact Vicho who murdered all those innocent people after all - but pushed it deep down his memory, not wanting to face the truth. After I confronted him, he decided that the only option left to him was to let the morning sun burn his sins away. I stood beside Vicho in those last moments of his very long life, not wanting him to be alone.
6	However, later on I discovered that it was in fact Vicho who murdered all those innocent people after all - but pushed it deep down his memory, not wanting to face the truth. After I confronted him, he decided that the only option left to him was to let the morning sun burn his sins away. I walked away before that happened, not wanting to witness the last moments of his very long life.
7	However, later on I discovered that it was in fact Vicho who murdered all those innocent people after all - but pushed it deep down his memory, not wanting to face the truth. Should I have told him and shattered his newfound peace? Maybe, but I didn’t have the heart.